diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index e374047717..be5a05b5d5 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ commands =
 
 [flake8]
 select = F401,F402,F821,F823,F841,F811,E265,E266,F541,W605,E722,F822,F523,W291,F405
-exclude = env,awx_collection_build
+exclude = env,awx_collection_build,.tox
 
 [testenv:pip-compile-docs]
 description = Compile docs build lockfiles